Tom Holt is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice, housed in Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. Holt also serves as the director of the newly formed MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training and, here, he discusses romance fraud and how to avoid falling for the scam.
It can be difficult to know what to say to those experiencing a crisis, and whether what you say is helping the person cope—but there’s no need to wing it.
New research from Toronto Metropolitan University explores how couples navigate conflict and how it impacts the quality of their relationships. The study’s findings could help romantic partners improve the way they fight.
It’s the globally popular video game that’s captured the attention of more than 141 million active players, but Minecraft can also play a significant role in shaping children’s development, social interactions, and cognitive learning, say researchers at the University of South Australia.
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A new study from Michigan State University researchers found that friends significantly agreed on who was ready for committed relationships — and who wasn’t.
Older adults who didn’t have enough savings to cover emergency expenses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic faced another surprising problem: higher levels of loneliness.
The article highlights some of the most tantalizing insights that science has gleaned about a behavior that so intensely captivates our collective imagination but continues to defy understanding.
How much alcohol a person drinks is strongly linked to how much their peers drink—and not just among teens and young adults. A new study of mature adults, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, has found that adults’ social connections influence a person’s drinking, both contemporaneously and over time. And, an individual’s social network is more influential in changing their drinking behavior over time than other factors, such as their occupation or smoking. The study highlights the importance of understanding social connections in order to design interventions for mature adults who drink heavily.
UCLA Health is set to begin a multi-site pilot study to explore whether a ketogenic diet, when combined with mood stabilizing medications, helps stabilize mood symptoms in teenagers and young adults who have bipolar disorder.
The departments of Psychology and Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have joined forces in a novel interdisciplinary collaboration with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) to drive innovation in workforce development, employee retention and performance.
A new study from the University of California San Diego has developed an innovative computational tool that can help institutions to better design electric vehicle (EV) charging networks by focusing on how real drivers use their cars and charge them.
research team has developed a new tool designed to measure the root-cause drivers of healthcare worker well-being. Going beyond traditional assessments of burnout and professional fulfillment, the tool evaluates the systemic factors that influence well-being across the healthcare workforce.
This brief explores how women of all races and men from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups experience workplace discrimination. This brief also offers insight into how companies can promote diversity and increase their economic standing.
New study finds that heavy drinkers with depression experience the same buzz as those without depression, countering long-held belief that the pleasure people get from drinking decreases with addiction.